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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184001 | Smart display device for independent living care A wireless contextual prompting device provides contextual (context-aware) prompting in the home for applications such as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) monitoring, medication adherence, journaling, social messaging and coaching. The device combines the advantages... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8058992 | Apparatus and method for tracking indoor target using wireless distance measuring technology A method and system for sensorless tracking of an indoor target using a wireless distance measuring technology. A location tracking apparatus is initially moved, and then it is determined whether or not an initial traveling direction of the location tracking apparat... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8009039 | EAS power management system A system and method for managing the power consumption of power-consuming devices. A remote device manager transmits power save schedules to a local device manager over a communication network such as the internet. The local device manager transmits power save comma... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7916017 | Operating method of wireless sensor networks considering energy efficiency Provided is a wireless sensor network operating method considering energy efficiency. The method for operating a wireless sensor network including clusters of sensor nodes includes: selecting a cluster head based on residual energy amounts of the sensor nodes by inc... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7786859 | Locator apparatus and method using that apparatus An apparatus to locate an article is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a host device comprising a transmitter, and a client device attached to the article. The client device comprises a client controller, a receiver interconnected with the client controller, a batt... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7639131 | Tracking device that conserves power using a sleep mode when proximate to an anchor beacon A method for tracking objects in a way that conserves power resources. The method can establish a designed range defining a safe area based upon the broadcast signal of an anchor beacon. When the tracking device is within the designed range, the tracking device can ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7636042 | Battery life improvement for wireless devices through activity report combining Various embodiments are disclosed relating to wireless systems, and also relating to battery life improvement for wireless devices through activity report combining. According to an example embodiment, a method is provided. The method may include determining a repor... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7633389 | Location enabled device with power saving control and method thereof An energy constrained device (100) includes a motion sensor (150) operative to detect motion of the device (100); a device position determinator (130); and a controller (110) operatively coupled at the motion sensor (150) an... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7612663 | Power saving device for GPS device A power saving device for a GPS device is to utilize acceleration of gravity sensor to continue detecting the acceleration variation of the GPS device; if an acceleration value is larger than a threshold value, a GPS signal receiver is then started; if the accelerat... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7598859 | Method and system for controlling lighting A method and system for controlling lighting in a space reduces energy consumption of the light sources by changing at least one of the color rendering index (CRI) and the correlated color temperature (CCT) while maintaining illumination levels. Preferably, the meth... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7541922 | Operation control method of two dimensional diffusive signal-transmission devices, signal communication apparatus, and clothing provided with antenna function An operation control method to be implemented by each of a plurality of communication devices two-dimensionally arranged on a two dimensional diffusive signal-transmission board, each of the plurality of communication devices being configured to communicate by trans... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7446658 | Identification (ID) system and method of operation thereof An identification (ID) tag, in one exemplary embodiment of the invention, includes a motion sensor that generates a trigger signal upon sensing motion. The trigger signal is used to place the ID tag in either an active mode or a sleep mode. ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443102 | Energy-conserving devices of illumination systems Disclosed is an energy-conserving device for an illumination system. The energy-conserving device is connected between a power supply of and a lighting assembly of the illumination system. The energy-conserving assembly provides a first switch, a ballast, and a comp... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7397370 | Monitoring an environment using a RFID assembly An assembly for monitoring an environment includes a RFID tag and at least one sensor assembly. The sensor assembly is configured to sense information regarding the environment around the assembly and convert a sensed event into power to at least partially power ope... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7353391 | Authenticating method for short-distance radio devices and a short-distance radio device The invention provides a method for making mutual authentication between short-distance radio devices automatically or after confirmation by users, and a short-distance radio device for realizing the method. In a condition where a plurality of radio devices exist, e... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7321788 | Synchronizing RF system A synchronizing method and system between a Radio Frequency (RF) transmitter and a battery powered receiver wherein the transmitter transmits short duration first periodic sync signals which are used by the receiver to maintain proper synchronization of the receiver... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321783 | Mobile entertainment and communication device A mobile entertainment and communication device in a palm-held size housing has a cellular or satellite telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets for receiving a blank memory card for recording data... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313419 | Wireless device battery conservation method and system Generally, the present invention provides a method for detecting poor RF conditions, and entering different sleep mode levels or phases in accordance with the RF conditions to save battery power. Mobile device battery life can be conserved when the mobile device det... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310734 | Method and system for securing a computer network and personal identification device used therein for controlling access to network components An improved computer network security system and a personal identifier device used for controlling network with real time authentication of both a person's identity and presence at a computer workstation is provided. A new user is registered to a portable personal d... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299287 | Secure network outlet for supporting IP device address assigning functionality A secure network outlet for supporting IP device address assigning functionality. A network access request is received from an electronic device communicatively coupled to intelligent hardware. In one embodiment, a device address request is transmitted to a network ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7286859 | Adaptive radio frequency wakeup detection A method is provided for detecting the broadcasting of a RF message from a remote transmitter to an in-vehicle receiver. The RF message includes an initial preamble having a plurality of pulses. Power is provided to the receiver for a first predetermined period of t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279999 | Automatic page detector The present invention discloses an automatic page detector, to determine which page of a book is open. The automatic page detector uses a magnet and an inductor as a sensor. In the invention, there is a magnet at each page of the book and the locations of the magnet... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277018 | Computer-enabled, networked, facility emergency notification, management and alarm system Secure, verifiable, computer-enabled, LAN/WAN/Wireless networked, facility emergency notification, rapid alert management, and occupant alarm systems for public, private, and government buildings, and outdoor areas for which there is a need for rapid alerts to occup... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7254416 | Mobile entertainment and communication device A mobile entertainment and communication device in a palm-held size housing has a cellular or satellite telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets for receiving a blank memory card for recording data... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232209 | Non-contact communication between a device and its expendable container An expendable container of the present invention includes a memory circuit. The memory circuit has a memory, an antenna being capable of establishing non-contact communication with an external receiver transmitter, and a controller controlling the non-contact commun... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230533 | Neverlost keychain Devices for locating misplaced keys are described. Such devices include a housing in which is disposed a cell phone receiver, a ringer, associated circuitry, a power supply, and an “on/off” switch”. Such devices may also include a battery life indicator dispos... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7205732 | Energy collection and storage system A power generation and/or storage device utilizes human motion inputs or other power sources (i.e. hydraulics, pneumatics or explosive gases) to create mechanical kinetic energy that is stored (preferably in springs) and later released on demand to rotate a generato... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7174176 | Cordless security system and method A cordless security system that communicates through a wireless telephone network. A wireless node, having a wireless transceiver adapted to communicate wireless signals with the wireless telephone network, and a cordless transceiver adapted to communicate cordless ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7148801 | Article locator system A system and method for locating objects such as people, pets, and personal articles is described. A transceiver is attached to the person, animal, or item to be tracked and a handheld locator device is employed to transmit a locator signal containing an address cod... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149553 | Method and system for providing power to a communications device Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatus and methods to provide power to a communications unit. In one embodiment of the present invention, a system includes a first communications network to engage in communications with the communications unit and ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127370 | Attitude indicator and activity monitoring device An attitude indicator device for detecting, indicating, and/or logging the positional attitude of an individual in response to deviation from a set of one or more reference angles. By way of example and not of limitation, the device is mounted on the thigh of a pati... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122944 | Signal generation system and method for generating signals A signal generation system, comprising a piezoelectric device which, upon actuation, generates voltage, and a wireless transmitter which generates a wireless signal when the piezoelectric device generates the voltage. A signal generation system, comprising signal ge... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7113073 | System management interface for radio frequency access control In an access control system, a method and system for system management. The RF access control system includes a wireless panel interface module that transmits system component settings to a system management interface and receives configuration information from the ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110762 | System and method for using corrected signals from a global positioning system to perform precision survey In a differential global positioning system that includes one or more base stations and rover units, a system and method for including a radio modem transceiver in the rover units, and packaging several components, including the transceiver and a radio antenna in a ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099707 | Method and system for providing power to a communications device Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatus and methods to provide power to a communications unit. In one embodiment of the present invention, a system includes a first communications network to engage in communications with the communications unit and ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095320 | Wireless alarm system for contributing security network A portable wireless alarm system includes at least two alarm devices each of which includes a signal generator for generating an action signal, wherein the alarm devices are communicatively networked with each other by means of radio frequency to contribute a securi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7096001 | Security system with telephone controller A combination telephone set (such as a cordless phone) and security system control device that has a first interface means for interfacing the control device with a security system bus, a second interface means for interfacing the control device with a telephone net... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7081811 | Multiple sensor heat alarm A multiple heat sensor alarm system for use in a vehicle to indicate that the interior temperature is above a preset limit has a control head with a microprocessor. Heat sensors or thermometers are placed at different points in the vehicle and connected to the micro... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079831 | Method and apparatus for two-way communications amongst a plurality of communications devices In a security system, a method and apparatus for two-way frequency hopping communications between the control panel and each peripheral device which maintains channel synchronization through the assignment of fixed beacon frequencies for the transmission of synchron... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076211 | Wireless sensor alerts Techniques are provided for wireless sensor alerts. In certain implementations, wireless sensor alerts may be facilitated by a process at a wireless device. The process may include detecting a signal representing an environmental state in the vicinity of the wireles... | 07/11/2006 |
